Kamala Harris comes out swinging against Brett Kavanaugh

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) grilled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday, probing him about discussions he may have had regarding the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his views on abortion.

“Have you discussed Mueller or his investigation with anyone at Kasowitz, Benson & Torres, the law firm founded by Marc Kasowitz, President Trump’s personal lawyer?” she asked, adding that he should be “sure” about his answer.

The Supreme Court nominee appeared confused by the question.

“Is there a person you’re talking about?” he asked.

“I’m asking a very direct question,” Harris replied. “Yes or no.”

After a back-and-forth, the nominee again asked if the senator was asking about a specific person, prompting a reply.

“I think you’re thinking of someone and you don’t want to tell us,” she said.

Almost immediately Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) tried to jump to Kavanaugh’s defense, arguing that there Washington D.C. is “full of law firms” that are “full of people.” He argued that Kavanaugh couldn’t know “who populates an entire firm.”

Kavanuagh said he talked to “fellow judges” about Mueller’s investigation, but said he couldn’t answer Harris’ question about speaking with people at Kasowitz, Benson & Torres because he didn’t know everyone who worked at the law firm.

The Mueller question wasn’t the only issue Harris pushed the nominee on.

When discussing Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case that legalized abortion rights, the senator asked Kavanaugh if he could think of “any laws” that allowed the government to “make decisions about the male body.”

🔥🔥🔥 — Sen. Harris to Judge Kavanaugh: “Can you think of any laws that give government the power to make decisions about the male body?" pic.twitter.com/xjplVWORfI

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